LAUNCHING INSTALLATION Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC F41F1/00 F41H9/00 F41H9/06 F42B5/155 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to armoury systems, in particular, to a system of launching of smoke grenades from armoured vehicles. The launching installation comprises a barrel, a breech, in the inner cavity of which on the bushing there are electric coils, and also a base with fixation to the board of the vehicle by a nut. At the end of the wires that conduct electric current to electric coils, there is a socket connector designed for connection to a system of grenade launching control. Connection of parts of heterogeneous materials in the launching installation may be made depending on requirements of dismountability: a helical joint, rolling or other types of mechanical connections. At the same time parts of the launching installation are made of materials in accordance with their functional purpose. For instance, the barrel may be made from light-alloy materials, a bushing - from electric steel, and a breech, a base and a fixture to a vehicle - from structural steel.

EFFECT: invention provides for improved reparability.

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